Joseph Meyer, Composer

NEW YORK -- Broadway and Hollywood composer Joseph Meyer, best known for the songs California, Here I Come and If You Knew Susie, died Monday at Lenox Hill Hospital after a long illness. He was 93.

Mr. Meyer`s fame was established when he and lyricist Buddy DeSylva wrote California, Here I Come and Al Jolson sang it in his Broadway musical, Big Boy, in 1925.

DeSylva also collaborated with Mr. Meyer on If You Knew Susie, which was introduced by Eddie Cantor and became his signature song, said the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, which announced that Mr. Meyer died on Monday.

Mr. Meyer composed for both Broadway and Hollywood. His stage credits included Ziegfeld Follies of l934, New Faces of 1936, and Charlot`s Revue.